This doesn’t look so different from last year’s top 25.
It was another Mariah-released-a-new-album year.

Happy New Year!

Apart from the songs below, I love to listen to anything Kid Cudi. Hopefully he is coming out with his debut album soon, although Cudi has recently announced and withdrawn, his retirement. In general, I do think it is a great idea to announce the retirement before the first album hits the streets.

1. Danism & Michael Watford – Change (Original Mix) – MN2S
   From the WMC Miami Sampler. Great beats with a hint of gospel.
2. Marc Evans – The Way U Love Me (Spen’s Deadly Love Potion) – Defected
   This is such a good dub mix, with some metal hitting sounds. Has a powerful vocal break near the end.
3. Black Science Orchestra – Save Us (MotorCitySoul Remix) – Junior Boys Own
4. Jennifer Hudson – Spotlight (Quentin Harris Dark Collage Club Mix) – Arista
   I’m a little bit late on this one. It is a gay monster. I start playing this after 1:45 min., it is a little bit too circut before. But I loves me some J-Hud.
5. 3rd Face – Canto Della Liberta (D’s New 3rd Face Dub) – Classic Recordings
   Very hysterical spanish yelling on this new remix of 90ties house.
6. Capracara – King Of The Witches (Rub N Tug Remix) – DFA
   More new disco from DFA.
7. Cece Peniston – Finally (Aaron-Carl Remix)
   And I thought I would never listen or dj that song again. Aaron-Carl proved me wrong. The remix pushes some fresh beats through that rusty old homo anthem.
8. Mary J. Blige – Give Me You (Club Path / Boris Dlugosch Mix) – MCA
   I found this record at an used record store. It is such a pushy remix.
9. Lil Louis – Club Lonely (Ill Mark Remix) – Bulk
   Unofficial, new remix of the classic house song.
10. Moody – Freeki Mutha F cker – KDJ
    Moodymann giving us a solid Prince song.
11. Stevie Wonder – Make Sure You’re Sure (Timmy Regisford & Quentin Harris Mix) – Un-restricted Access
    The original version of the song is from the Jungle Fever soundtrack.
12. Andreas Dorau – Im September (Justus Köhncke Remix) – Mute
    Im September. Oktober. November. Dezember. That are all the lyrics in Justus’ disco dubby mix that I missed when the song was first released. Amäzing. Available at iTunes Germany.
13. Flora Cruz – Overcome (Phil Hooton’s Mel Cheren and Larry Levan Tribute Vocal) – Mixtape Sessions Music
    Just from the name you can see that this is a great old-school sounding disco mix.
14. Bear Who – U Step (BHQ Remix) – Dust Traxx
    More Derrick Carter bouncy Chicago house.

Here is a screen shot of 2008′s Top 25 songs from my iTunes.
Surprising, isn’t it?

Happy New Year!

Can’t seem to get the charts in order this time.
More or less top ten like. Here we go:

• Osunlade – Momma’s Groove (Jimpster’s Slipped Disc Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
• Runaway – Use Me – Wurst Edits
• Terrence Parker – Tribute EP – ParkerMusicWorks
• Erykah Badu – Real Thang’s House (MME Did it Mix) – Examplary Music
• Telephone – Stop In The Name of Love (Terrence Parker’s Deep In Love Remix) / Same Old Song (Terrence Parker’s Same Song Different Day Remix) – ParkerMusicWorks
• DJ Spen Presents The Jersey Maestros – He’s So Real (DJ Spen Praise Party Mix) – Code Red
• Róisín Murphy – Movie Star (Sam & Di Angelis ‘She Is Beautiful’ Remix)
• Black Science Orchestra – Save Us (MotorCitySoul Remix) – Junior Boys Own
• Joey Negro – Love Hangover (DJ Spen Club Mix) – Z Records
• Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #2 – Raw Cuts
• Bostro Pesopeo – Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Permanent Vacation
• Soul Deep Collective – Release Me (AC’s Jak Mix) – Wallshaker
• Kuniyuki Takahashi – All These Things (Theo Parrish Remix Vocal Version) – Mule Musiq Japan
• Kanye West – Love Lockdown (Guy Robin Underground mix) – Raw House

This time the charts have lots of double entries, like artists, labels, remixers.
Enjoy them twice.

1. Danny Clark & Jay Benham feat. Susu Bobien – Wondrous (Muthafunkaz Remix) – Strictly Rhythm
   You know I like a gospel number on top. Streaming on Strictly’s myspace.
2. Bernard Badie – Time Reveals (Club Use Only) – Mojuba
   This is a re-release from 1994.
3. Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong (D’s New Rhythm Bounce) – DFA
   Bouncy & funky. It’s a stone winner.
4. Aaron-Carl – Oasis (Nick Holder Vocal Dub) – Superb
5. Fantasia – Not The Way I Do (Jovonn Remix) – Promo
6. Bernard Badie feat. Dajae – Truth Hurts (Club Mix) – Smooth Agent
   The upcoming Aaron-Carl remix is streaming on his myspace.
7. The Sunburst Band – Rough Times (Joey Negro Club Mix) – Z Records
   Perfect disco.
8. The Sunburst Band – Journey To The Sun (Dennis Ferrer Remix) – Z Records
9. Home & Garden feat. Chez Damier – In And Out (JT Donaldson Dub) – Om
10. Groove Armada feat. Angie Stone – Feel The Same (Muthafunkaz Love Remix) – Strictly Rhythm
11. Ricky L – Your House (*****L Remix) – Ibadan
    Basically an Alanis Morissette remix. Heard it first when ND play it at Die Boot.
12. Watussi – If All We Had Was Love – Sticky Disc
13. Babytalk – Chance (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Sticky Disc
14. Mariah Carey feat. LL Cool J – I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time (Remix) – Island
    I put this one at the end but it is another category. My favourite remix off E=MC².